Japanese forces tracked Chinese ships and aircraft transiting through Japan’s southwest region during the same period, while ...

On 9 December 2025, at Tsuiki Air Base of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), at least 16 F-2 fighter aircraft were ...

In this photo provided by Japan’s Ministry of Defense, a Chinese JH-7 fighter-bomber, center, is seen close to a YS-11EB electronic-intelligence aircraft, partly seen at left, of the Japan Air ...

Though Europe has a long military history in Asia, it is quite rare for an Asian nation to send ships or aircraft to Europe, ...

The first three F-35B Lightning IIs have finally been delivered to the Japan Air Self Defense Force. The Japan Air Self Defense Force Article (JASDF) announced the arrival of its first three F-35B ...

China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning and three destroyers spent nearly a week operating around Japan’s southwestern islands, flying roughly 100 J-15 and helicopter sorties and even allegedly locking fire ...

Textron Inc. TXT recently revealed that it has secured its first contract to supply the Beechcraft T-6JP Texan II integrated training system to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force in partnership with ...

Textron Aviation Defense has signed its first contract to supply the Beechcraft T-6JP Texan II integrated training system to ...

The brightly painted Mitsubishi F-15Js of Japan’s aggressor squadron simulate hostile aircraft. Credit: Chen Chuanren/AW&ST Japan has shifted its defense modernization efforts from cruise control into ...

A fundamental change came in December 2022 when former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government adopted a security strategy ...

Wichita-based Textron Aviation Defense has secured its first contract to deliver Beechcraft T-6JP Texan II pilot training ...

A U.S. Air Force tiltrotor aircraft made a precautionary landing at a Japan Air Self-Defense Force base in central Japan last week, according to the service and Japanese officials. The CV-22 Osprey, ...